Recipe: Cream Cheese Breakfast Cake

Warning: When I say breakfast cake, I mean breakfast cake. Not bread, muffins, etc. This is a cake, plain and simple. It’s just made with typical breakfast ingredients, which makes it perfectly acceptable to eat for breakfast.

At least, I think it makes it acceptable to eat for breakfast. 🙂If you are looking for something sweet and special to serve for guests during the holidays, I would say this is perfect! It’s also easy enough to make on a regular morning, so it doesn’t have to be reserved for a special day or holiday.That is, if you’re okay with serving lots of sugar for breakfast. Which I am. Especially when it’s this tasty. Enjoy!Cream Cheese Breakfast Cake – adapted from Southern Living

Preheat oven to 400°. Grease a 9 inch cake pan with cooking spray.Cream butter and ½ cup sugar together, about 3-5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until blended.Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add ⅓ of the flour mixture and mix just until blended. Add ½ of the milk, mix just until blended. Repeat with second ⅓ of flour, second ½ of milk, and remaining flour, stirring just until blended between each addition. Pour batter into prepared pan. In a small bowl, mix together cream cheese and sugar. Dollop teaspoons of cream cheese mixture over the batter. Swirl with a knife, if desired.In another small bowl mix strudel ingredients together, including pecans, if desired. Spread strudel evenly over the top of the batter. Bake for 22 to 24 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.When done, remove from oven and allow to cool for a few minutes while you make the glaze. To make the glaze, combine powdered sugar, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon milk. If needed, add more milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until desired consistency is reached. Drizzle over top of cake or serve as a sauce on the side.